Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The winner of the 2009 TRANSAT arrived at 10.30 last night greeted by fireworks, music and a huge crowd in a celebratory mood. The runner up arrived only 45 minutes behind. First time ever a double hull contestant has won the competition ever and the organizers professed their satisfaction with Costa Rica as their goal line. This has put a lot of attention on our corner of the country and KOKi Beach is once again in the news with Art Nautica. Front page no less.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

"Costa Rican artists Mario Maffioli and Fabio Herrera mounted an exhibition at KOKi Beach, Puerto Viejo, in tribute to the southern Caribbean to coincide with the arrival of the TRANSAT boat race in Limon.

The exhibition comprises of six acrylics by each artist produced in large format. According to Maffioli all the works were painted in Puerto Viejo and they see the exhibition as a way to thank the town for its hospitality towards the artists for the last 25 years.

"The works are representative of the area and human daily life and its surroundings and its exuberant nature" says Maffioli

He presents abstract works while Herrera presents figurative paintings. The TRANSAT will enable the artist to show their works to a large number of foreign tourists who visits the area for the competition"

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

After yet another blitz trip to San Jose in search of lights, materials and banners for the upcoming Mario Maffioli & Fabio Herrera exhibit we are heading back to Puerto Viejo again. Tomorrow we have a full day with the electrician and installers for the event in preparation for the arrival of the artist the following day. I hope we are able to please the prickly artist but I remain confident.

The Transat is scheduled to arrive on Saturday the 21st but now a sixth contestant, HUGO BOSS, was forced to leave the race today after hitting a floating container 1000 miles from the closest coast. Good thing the boats have waterproof compartments and the crew will be safe despite a two meter gaping hole in the vessel.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

In ten days its estimated that about 5000 European tourists will join 20 000 Costa Rican nationals in receiving the competitors in the french regatta Transat 2009. The port of call is always Le Havre, France, and for the next four competitions the port of Limon is designated as its arrival port. Its expected to take 10 days for the boats to travel the 6000 miles across the Atlantic before docking up on Costa Ricas caribbean coast. Festivities are planned for ten days following the arrival of the 21 boats and some 100 foreign journalists will be covering the event on site. The race takes place every other year and is widely followed in Europe and beyond via satellite and TV during its duration. It is the 5th most watched sporting event in France alone

We passed the official one month mark today and we are kicking it off with a tropical depression forming outside of our coast but still no rain here even though the rest of the country is having the opposite.

We are excited to announce that renown Costa Rican artists Fabio Herrera & Marco Maffioli will exhibit their abstract art at KOKi from Nov 21- Nov29. The show titled "Nautica" will coincide with the arrival of Transat, the third most important regatta of world, when some 25 000 tourists are expected to arrive for the festivities.

The dynamic duo have received international recognition and won several awards. The upcoming show at KOKi Beach will display 12 never seen before large works in acrylic and canvas in a natural setting.

Beach Restaurant Bar+Lounge is a concept capturing the essence of Costa Rica and its eco friendly spirit, KOKi Beach embraces it's environment and community in which it lives. Working with principally local materials, artisans and incorporating mostly reused, reclaimed and repurposed elements this unique space was created. This was accomplished by capturing such things as the wood from an abandoned house in Hone Creek, which now serve as tables and seating for the restaurant as well as the decorative entry feature, the bar bodega and decorative elements. Local river stones were used for the building support as well as the unique bar back wall, while the lamps are a combination of carvings by the local indigenous community in Bribri and a local artisan who specializes in beadwork. KOKi Beach is a showcase of local craftmanship and shows how using the knowledge and traditions of the community one can truly create a modern and environmentally friendly space.

We only use freshest local produced ingredients some from our own farm. We hope you will enjoy the KOKi Beach experience.

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Another guest greets barman Misael

Market day

We use locally grown and organic veggies whenever we can

Danny Glover came visiting

Food, drinks and fun

This guy lives by the trees

Try something new with our mixologists

Our famed Banana-in-a-Box

Party Time

Koki Beach birds view

Catch of the Day

Wish you were here

the color of stone

Janeth

Our resident sloth loves to hang out in the trees in the center of the action. She is friendly and loves to have her picture taken

Sunset Happy Hours 5-7PM daily

Ocean front in the center of town

Photo Exhibit

Photoexhibit "Somos Todos Caribe Sur" Permanent Exhibition

Our delicious Kokitini

iron gate

an old iron gate that was found on the side of the road is repurposed and will be used as the back gate

coconut planters

developing and drift wood and coconut planter fence for the entry area right into the lounge

the gaviones

cages we are using for the foundation and a design element including the bar back

river stones

these are the typical river stones for the gaviones

model shot

roof too

the roof

sugar kettle

an abandoned sugar kettle as an entry statement.

caribbean inspiration

the great color and the soft material of the local hammock will make great lounge pillows

fallen tree

great lounge table

a fallen tree

after a recent storm we were able to capture some great wood to use for the space

table and chair

the mountain house reconfigured

chairs

the mountain house was a wealth of materials supplying the wood for tables and chairs to start